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Table of Contents
About the Program 3

Key Features of the Program 4

About Purdue University 5

About Simplilearn 5

Eligibility Criteria 6

Application Process 6

Talk to an Admissions Counselor 6

Generative AI Industry Trends 7

Who is this Program Ideal for? 8

Program Outcomes 9

Learning Path 11

Skills Covered 22

Tools Covered 23

Industry Projects 24

Certificates 26

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About the Program

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) is poised for exponential growth, fueled by
staggering projections and its transformative potential across industries. By 2030, the
Generative AI market is anticipated to surge by an astounding $667.9 billion, representing a
remarkable 24.4% projected annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023 to 2030. This growth
trajectory underscores the increasing adoption and integration of Generative AI technologies
into various sectors of the economy.

The impact of Generative AI extends far beyond market size. It is projected to contribute a
substantial $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually. Such a significant contribution
underscores the pivotal role Generative AI is poised to play in driving innovation, efficiency,
and economic growth worldwide.

Generative AI's ability to autonomously create content, designs, and solutions is reshaping
industries ranging from entertainment and healthcare to finance and manufacturing. Its diverse
and far-reaching applications facilitate creative automation, personalized experiences, and
data-driven decision-making processes.

Master the art and science of Generative AI with the Applied Generative AI Specialization
program, a Purdue University and Simplilearn collaboration, and shape the future of a gen
AI-driven world by learning in-demand skills and techniques. This game-changing program
covers essential tools and concepts like prompt engineering, large language models, attention
mechanisms, and LLM fine-tuning. You'll learn from experienced instructors through live
interactive sessions and work-ready training through hands-on projects.

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Key Features of the Program

Program completion certificate from Purdue University Online and Simplilearn

Access to Purdue's alumni association membership on program completion

70+ hours of core curriculum delivered in live online classes by industry experts

Build a RAG based application for business analysis

Build Generative AI-enabled applications through hands-on projects

Live online masterclasses delivered by Purdue faculty and staff

Gain exposure to Copilot, Azure AI Studio, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Dall-E, Hugging Face
& other prominent tools

Master GenAI-enabled application development with 60+ exercises, 7 industry-relevant

projects

Course completion certificate hosted on the Microsoft Learn portal for Microsoft courses

Simplilearn's JobAssist helps you get noticed by top hiring companies

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About Purdue University

A beacon of academic excellence, Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. With a
rich history dating back to its founding in 1869, Purdue has evolved into a prestigious institution
renowned for its commitment to innovation, research, and education.

At the heart of Purdue's mission is its dedication to fostering intellectual curiosity and preparing
students to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. With a diverse array of undergraduate, graduate,
and professional programs spanning disciplines from engineering to liberal arts, Purdue offers
students a comprehensive educational experience that equips them with the skills and knowledge
to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Purdue University boasts a distinguished faculty of leading scholars, researchers, and industry
experts at the forefront of their respective fields. Through their mentorship and guidance, students
are encouraged to explore their passions, push boundaries, and pursue groundbreaking research
that addresses pressing global issues.

About Simplilearn
Founded in 2010 and based in Plano, Texas and Bangalore, India, Simplilearn, a Blackstone
portfolio company, is the world’s leading digital skills provider, enabling learners across the
globe. Simplilearn offers access to world-class work-ready training to individuals and businesses
worldwide. Simplilearn offers 1,500+ live online classes each month across 150+ countries,
impacting over 8 million learners globally. The programs are designed and delivered with
world-renowned universities, top corporations, and leading industry bodies via live online
classes featuring top industry practitioners, sought-after trainers, and global leaders. From
college students and early career professionals to managers, executives, small businesses,
and big corporations, Simplilearn’s role-based, skill-focused, industry-recognized, and globally
relevant training programs are ideal upskilling solutions for diverse career or business goals.
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Eligibility Criteria
For admission to this Applied Generative AI Specialization program, candidates should:

Be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma or equivalent

Have basic understanding of programming concepts and mathematics

Preferably have 2+ years of professional wok experience, but not mandatory

Application Process
The application process consists of three simple steps.

Submit an Application Application Review Admission

Complete the application, A panel of admissions counselors An offer of admission will be
including a brief statement will review your application made to qualified candidates.
of purpose explaining your and statement of purpose to You can accept this offer by
interest and qualifications for determine whether you qualify paying the program fee.
the program. for acceptance.

Talk to an Admissions Counselor

Our team of dedicated admissions counselors is prepared to address your questions or concerns
about this Business Analytics & Generative AI program.

Answer your questions about the application process

Discuss your financing options
Provide insight into the curriculum, program outcomes, and more.

Inquire Now Contact Us | 1-800-212-7688

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Generative AI
Industry Trends

$667.9 bn
Expected Generative AI market size by 2030

Source: Fortune Business Insights

27.7%
The global Generative AI market's projected
annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2023-2030

Source: Statista

$4.4 tn
Expected value added by Generative AI to the
global economy annually

Source: Mckinsey

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Who is this Program Ideal for?

This program caters to working professionals from various industries and backgrounds; the diversity
of our students adds richness to class discussions and interactions. Generative AI is a solid career
choice for both new and experienced professionals. Working professionals looking to upskill on the
latest advancements of Generative AI, who have basic programming skills and an analytical frame
of mind, are most suited to pursue this Applied Generative AI Specializationprogram, including:

IT professionals

Data analysts

Business analysts

Data scientists

Software developers

Analytics managers

Data engineers

Beginners or recent
graduates with a bachelor’s
or master’s degree

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Program Outcomes
Develop an AI-powered business Proficient installation and usage of
analysis tool that generates insights Python and IDEs, with expertise in
and actionable recommendations Jupyter Notebook

Implementation of identifiers, Proficient understanding of Python

indentations, and comments with data types, operators, and string
precision manipulation techniques

Implementation of identifiers, Comprehensive understanding of

indentations, and comments with object-oriented programming (OOP)
precision principles and characteristics

Ability to implement various types of Hands-on skills in implementing

Python loops and comprehend these concepts across diverse
variable scope in functions business applications

In-depth knowledge of generative AI, Understanding of the significance of

prompt engineering, and ChatGPT prompt engineering in tailoring
outputs for specific needs

Effective utilization of AI technologies Proficiency in implementing

to solve real-world problems advanced generative AI techniques
efficiently such as Langchain and workflow
design

Understanding of various generative Ability to develop and fine-tune Large

models including Generative Language Models (LLMs) for specific
Adversarial Networks (GANs), applications
Variational Autoencoders (VAEs),
and attention mechanisms

Advanced knowledge of prompt

engineering techniques for
customizing outputs

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Competence in benchmarking and Build a RAG-based copilot solution with

evaluating the capabilities of LLMs your own data using Azure AI Studio
for different tasks

Create copilots and work with the Explore Azure AI Studio

Microsoft Copilot Studio interface

Understanding of the importance of Familiarity with ethical principles

governance in AI and specific challenges governing AI technologies
in the context of generative AI

Knowledge of governance structures, Ability to integrate governance

committees, and risk management considerations into the AI project
strategies in AI projects lifecycle

Awareness of the evolving regulatory

landscape and future trends in AI
governance

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Learning Path
Core Topics:

Python Fundamentals

Essentials of Generative AI,

Prompt Engineering & ChatGPT

Advanced Generative AI:

Models and Architecture

Advanced Generative AI:

Building LLM Applications

Advanced Generative AI:

Image Generation Capabilities

Generative AI Governance

Capstone Project

Electives:
Microsoft Azure AI Microsoft Copilot Purdue Academic
Fundamentals: Generative AI Foundations Masterclass
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Python Fundamentals

Build essential Python skills that will serve as the building blocks for your learning journey. Utilize
Python to implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms effectively,
conduct data analysis, and construct intelligent systems efficiently.

Learning Outcomes
Acquire knowledge of procedural and Explore the advantages of using
object-oriented programming Python

Install Python and its integrated Get experience with Jupyter Notebook
development environment (IDE) and its usage

Implement Python identifiers, Identify Python's data types, operators,

indentation, and comments effectively and string functions

Learn about the various types of Explore the scope of variables within
loops in Python functions

Explain the concepts of object-oriented Describe methods, attributes, and

programming (OOP) and its access modifiers in Python
characteristics

Gain an understanding of multi-threading

Topics Covered
Fundamentals of Programming Introduction to Python Programming

Python Data Types and Operators Python Functions

Conditional Statements and Loops in Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

Python with Python

Threading

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Essentials of Generative AI, Prompt Engineering

& ChatGPT
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of generative AI models focusing on
ChatGPT. You will gain an understanding of the essentials of generative AI and its landscape,
prompt engineering, explainable AI, conversational AI, ChatGPT, and other LLMs.

Learning Outcomes
Understand the fundamentals of Comprehend the concept of
artificial intelligence and generative explainable AI, recognize its
AI models, including the working significance, and identify different
principles and various types of approaches to achieve
generative AI models explainability in AI systems

Apply effective prompt engineering Gain an understanding of

techniques to improve the ChatGPT, including its working
performance and control the mechanisms, notable features,
behavior of generative AI models and limitations

Identify and explore diverse Recognize the ethical challenges

applications and use cases where of generative AI models and
ChatGPT can be leveraged ChatGPT to ensure responsible
data usage, mitigate bias, and
prevent misuse

Understand the potential of Gain insights into the future of

generative AI to revolutionize generative AI, its challenges, and
industries and examine prominent the steps needed to unlock its full
generative AI tools in depth potential

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Topics Covered
Generative AI and its Landscape Explainable AI

Conversational AI Prompt Engineering

Designing and Generating Large Language Models

Effective Prompts

ChatGPT and its Applications Fine-tuning ChatGPT

Ethical Considerations in Responsible Data Usage and

Generative AI Models Privacy

The Future of Generative AI AI Technologies for Innovation

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Advanced Generative AI: Models and

Architecture

Unlock the creative potential of artificial intelligence with this Generative AI course. Dive into the
fascinating world of generative models, including Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) and Generative
Adversarial Networks (GANs), and explore the revolutionary Large Language Models (LLMs) and
Transformer architectures. Delve deep into attention mechanisms and learn how they enhance the
capabilities of AI models.

Learning Outcomes
Understand the importance of Identify and describe various
generative AI and its modern generative AI model types
applications

Explore the architecture and Implement Variational Autoencoders

implications of large language (VAEs) for data generation and
models (LLMs) anomaly detection

Understand Generative Adversarial Explore attention mechanisms,

Networks (GANs) and their practical transformer architecture and
applications practical applications of transformers

Topics Covered
Introduction to Generative Models Large Language Models Architecture

Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

Attention Mechanisms and Transformers

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Advanced Generative AI: Building LLM

Applications

Explore the intricacies of LangChain Workflow Design, mastering the art of orchestrating language
generation processes. Dive deep into Advanced Prompt Engineering, honing your ability to craft
prompts that elicit desired responses from AI models. Learn the ins and outs of Large Language
Model (LLM) Application Development, harnessing the power of cutting-edge language models for
diverse applications. Discover the nuances of fine-tuning, refining LLMs to suit specific tasks and
domains. Finally, delve into Benchmarking LLM Capabilities, evaluating and comparing model
performance against industry standards.

Learning Outcomes
Design LangChain workflows for Apply advanced prompt engineering
generative AI applications techniques for tailored outputs

Develop LLM applications and Evaluate LLM capabilities for

fine-tune models for specific tasks summarization, Q&A, translation,
chatbots, and sentiment analysis

Topics Covered
LangChain and Workflow Design Advanced Prompt Engineering
Techniques

LangChain for LLM Application LLM Fine-Tuning and Customization

Development

Benchmarking and Evaluating of

LLM Capabilities

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Advanced Generative AI: Image Generation

Capabilities

Explore the cutting-edge capabilities of Generative AI in image generation with our specialized
course. Delve into Stable Diffusion and Denoising techniques, mastering the art of producing
high-quality and coherent images from noisy data. Unlock the potential of Shared Embedding
Systems, enabling seamless integration and representation of diverse image features. Learn
Contrastive Learning Techniques to enhance model performance by leveraging data similarities
and differences effectively.

Learning Outcomes
Understand and implement stable Acquire proficiency in denoising
diffusion methods to generate techniques to enhance the clarity
high-quality images from noisy or and fidelity of generated images
incomplete data

Learn to leverage shared embedding Gain hands-on experience in applying

systems to effectively represent contrastive learning techniques to
diverse image features enhance model performance

Topics Covered
Stable Diffusion Denoising

Autoencoders in Generative AI Contrastive Learning Techniques

Shared Embedding Spaces

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Generative AI Governance

Explore the significance of Generative AI governance, challenges in Generative AI, ethical principles,
governance structures, risk management, integrating governance into Generative AI projects,
regulatory changes, and emerging trends in Generative AI governance.

Learning Outcomes
Understand the importance of Identify and address governance
governance in Generative AI challenges in Generative AI, including
ethical considerations and regulatory
landscape

Recognize the role of governance Explore ethical foundations in

in Generative AI projects for Generative AI, including principles,
ensuring accountability and moral dilemmas, and responsible
mitigating risks development

Implement ethical guidelines in Establish governance structures and

Generative AI through fairness, bias committees for Generative AI,
mitigation, and privacy protection defining roles, best practices, and
communication strategies

Learn risk management in Generative Integrate governance into the Generative

AI projects, including identification, AI project lifecycle, considering model
mitigation strategies, and real-world selection, data sourcing, and auditing
case studies

Explore future trends in Generative

AI governance, including regulatory
landscape, ethical innovation, and
career opportunities

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Topics Covered
Introduction to Generative AI Ethical Frameworks and Principles
Governance

Governance Structures and Committees Risk Management in AI Projects

AI Project Lifecycle and Governance Future Trends in AI Governance

Capstone Project

At the end of this Applied Generative AI Program, bring your newly acquired skills together with a
hands-on, industry-relevant capstone project that compiles every course into one portfolio-worthy
capstone.

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Electives

Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals:

Generative AI
This learning path on the Microsoft Learn portal aims to provide you with a foundational
understanding of Generative AI concepts, techniques, and ethical considerations, preparing
you to explore further and apply your knowledge in practical scenarios.

While undertaking this learning path, you will:

Understand how large language models form the foundation of generative AI

Describe how Azure OpenAI Service provides access to the latest generative AI technology

Understand how generative AI applications, such as copilots, support efficiencies

Describe how prompts and responses can be fine-tuned

Describe how Microsoft's responsible AI principles drive ethical AI advancements

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Microsoft Copilot Foundations

Start by getting familiar with environments and the Microsoft Copilot Studio interface to create
and manage copilots, create topics, and enhance productivity using generative AI. Explore
Azure AI Studio to understand its functionality, ground your language model, make data
searchable, and build a copilot with prompt flow. Use Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
to improve responses. Create a custom copilot using your own data for hands-on learning.

Create copilots and work with the Microsoft Copilot Studio interface

Publish bots and analyze performance

What is Azure AI Studio?

Build a RAG-based copilot solution

Understand how to ground your language model

Build a copilot with prompt flow

Purdue Academic
Masterclass
Attend an online interactive masterclass and
get insights about advancements in
technology/techniques in Generative AI.

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Skills Covered
Python Programming Explainable AI

Prompt Engineering Variational Autoencoders (VAEs)

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Transformers

LLM Architecture Attention Mechanism

Langchain for Workflow Design GenAI Application Development

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) LLM Benchmarking

LLM Fine-Tuning Generative AI Governance

Stable Diffusion

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Tools Covered

Azure AI Studio

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Industry Projects

Crafting an AI-powered Business Analysis Tool

Develop an AI-powered tool that analyzes business data,
generates insights, and provides actionable recommendations
using natural language processing and Retrieval-Augmented
Generation (RAG).

Crafting an AI Powered HR Assistant

Develop a virtual assistant designed to answer queries related
to Nestle's HR policy. Leverage Python libraries and OpenAI's
GPT model for accurate and efficient query responses.

Building a Creative Logo Designer

Use OpenAI's DALL-E and Gradio UI to develop an innovative
logo builder. The app creates unique and stunning logos from
text prompts, revolutionizing the logo design process.

Conversational chatbot that interacts with

documents
Create a conversational chatbot able to engage users in
meaningful dialogues, answer queries, offer recommendations,
and aid tasks using provided documents as inputs.

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Finetune Falcon-7b’s Personalized LLM Instance

Embark on building a personalized language model with Falcon-7b.
Utilize personalized LLM technique to explore text generation
capabilities by providing task examples as inputs.

Developing an Image Generation App with

LangChain
Create an application which uses LangChain to connect OpenAI
API to DALL-E. This image generation application turns written
descriptions into lifelike pictures and artwork.

Developing a Shopping Application using Python

Develop a Python shopping app with login features, category
management, cart functionality, and payment options. Backend
only, no UX/UI or database needed.

Creating an Online Car Rental Platform

Create an online car rental platform where customers can view
and rent cars hourly, daily, or weekly. Use Python OOP for
development.

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University Certificate
Upon completing this Applied Generative AI
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Specialization program, you will receive a

This is to certify that program completion certificate from Purdue
John Doe University Online and Simplilearn. You will
has successfully completed the

APPLIED GENERATIVE AI SPECIALIZATION

also receive certificates from Simplilearn for
on 9 April 2023
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the courses completed in the learning path.

Dimitrios Peroulis Krishna Kumar

These certificates will testify to your skills as
Senior Vice President, CEO, Simplilearn

a Generative AI expert.
Purdue University Online

Industry Certificate

Collaborating with Microsoft:

• Get an official certificate hosted on the
Microsoft Learn portal
• Get access to official Microsoft learning
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